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tribes, and drawings and inscriptions to these Divinities 

 might be seen in Bruce's " Roman Wall," and in Roach 

 Smith's "Roman London." Daglingworth Church would 

 well repay a visit by the Field Club. 



Both the reverend gentlemen were thanked for their 

 interesting communications, as well as Mr. Irvine for his 

 drawings. 



EXCURSIONS. 



The gloomy appearance of the morning did not prevent the 

 Members of the Club from collecting in full force on Tuesday, 

 April 28th, for the First Excursion of the season, to Marl- 

 borough and Savernake Forest. 



The tedious railway journey to Savernake station having 

 been counterbalanced by an excellent breakfast, provided by 

 mine host of the Savernake Hotel, nineteen Members with their 

 friends found themselves, at 10 am., under the guidance of 

 Mr. Bolam, agent to the Marquis of Ailesbury, crossing the 

 Park to Savernake House. The site of a Roman Yilla havinar 

 been pointed out on the right hand before entering the house, 

 an inspection of the various objects of interest in the interior 

 was graciously permitted. In the hall hangs the old ivory 

 horn, with its curiously-chased silver mountings, the heredi- 

 tary badge of office of the forest-keeper and heirloom of the 

 family through many generations of the Seymours. Over a 

 table whereon was laid out Roman pottery from Mildenhall, 

 and two " corn crushers " — one an oblong flint pebble, the 

 other a close-grained siliceous sandstone, showing evident 

 traces of use — hung Bruce's sword. Amongst the marble 

 statues and busts, three especially arrested attention — an 

 antique head from the Tiber ; a copy of the Apollo Belvidere, 

 brought from Rome ; and a Bacchante. The pictures, though 

 few in number, are most of them the works of the great 



